Tech grant program helps innovators with startups

12:27 AM,
Feb. 9, 2013

Dave Hodges Democrat Business Editor

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Entrepreneur Jason Robotham knows an innovative technology and a viable product are great, but not quite enough for a successful business launch. There is one more essential to get things rolling.

The president and co-founder of BioFront Technologies, Robotham and his colleagues applied for and won a Technology Commercialization Grant from the Leon County Research & Development Authority last year. The infusion of much-needed financing helped move the company forward, he says.

First-round financing is tough to find for technology startups, and angel investors are reluctant to get ...